How do I connect Par5 MCP Server to Claude?

Run `claude mcp add par5-mcp -- npx -y par5-mcp` in Claude Code, or add the same command and arguments under mcpServers in Cursor's mcp.json or Claude Desktop's claude_desktop_config.json, then restart the client. The blocks above are ready to paste.

Is Par5 MCP Server free?

The listed licence is Apache-2.0. Check the upstream terms for permitted use and commercial requirements; a public repository does not by itself mean the software is free or open source. Connected APIs and hosted services may have separate charges.

What can Par5 MCP Server do?

Par5 MCP Server documents 15 tools to the agent, including agent, claude, codex. The descriptions above come from project documentation. A live handshake does not test individual tool behavior.

Par5 MCP

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by mathematic-inc

MCP server for parallel execution of shell commands and AI agents (Claude, Gemini, Codex) across lists of items

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02 / Before you connect

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Install the runtime required by the project and make it available to your client.

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03 / Add the configuration

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claude mcp add --transport stdio 'par5-mcp' -- 'npx' '-y' 'par5-mcp'

Run in your terminal after replacing any placeholders.

04 / Check it in your client

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15 of 15 tools

Documented tools (15)

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agent

(enum): "claude", "gemini", or "codex"

claude

Claude Code CLI

codex

OpenAI Codex CLI

command

(string): Shell command with $item placeholder

create_list

Creates a named list of items for parallel processing.

delete_list

Deletes an existing list by its ID.

gemini

Google Gemini CLI

get_list

Retrieves the items in an existing list by its ID.

items

(string[]): Array of items to store in the list

list_all_lists

Lists all existing lists and their item counts.

list_id

(string): The list ID returned by createlist

prompt

(string): Prompt with {{item}} placeholder

run_agent_across_list

Spawns an AI coding agent for each item in a list. Agents run in batches of 10

run_shell_across_list

Executes a shell command for each item in a list. Commands run in batches of 10

update_list

Updates an existing list by replacing its items with a new array.

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Questions about Par5 MCP Server

How do I connect Par5 MCP Server to Claude?: Run `claude mcp add par5-mcp -- npx -y par5-mcp` in Claude Code, or add the same command and arguments under mcpServers in Cursor's mcp.json or Claude Desktop's claude_desktop_config.json, then restart the client. The blocks above are ready to paste.
Is Par5 MCP Server free?: The listed licence is Apache-2.0. Check the upstream terms for permitted use and commercial requirements; a public repository does not by itself mean the software is free or open source. Connected APIs and hosted services may have separate charges.
What can Par5 MCP Server do?: Par5 MCP Server documents 15 tools to the agent, including agent, claude, codex. The descriptions above come from project documentation. A live handshake does not test individual tool behavior.